Without a front - The Library of the Uncommons

340 pages

English language

Published June 6, 2015 by Ylva Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-3-95533-436-9
OCLC Number:: 930943889

(1 review)

When the Voloth invaded Alsea, Lancer Andira Tal thought the hard part would be fighting off a technologically advanced army.It wasn't. In the aftermath of war, Alsean society is deeply divided and Tal is facing issues no Lancer has ever dealt with before. How to rebuild, what to do with the Voloth prisoners, when and how to release the new technologies--the pressure is building and Tal is showing cracks, which her enemies are glad to exploit.The most divisive of the new technologies are the matter printers, desired by some castes and feared by others, especially the producers. When a challenge gives Tal the opportunity to bring the producers to her side, she leaves the capital to work in the fields of Hol-Opah. There she finds an unexpected sanctuary--and the promise of something she has wished for all her life.But sanctuary and dreams are distractions, and Tal's inattention may cost her …

When the Voloth invaded Alsea, Lancer Andira Tal thought the hard part would be fighting off a technologically advanced army.It wasn't. In the aftermath of war, Alsean society is deeply divided and Tal is facing issues no Lancer has ever dealt with before. How to rebuild, what to do with the Voloth prisoners, when and how to release the new technologies--the pressure is building and Tal is showing cracks, which her enemies are glad to exploit.The most divisive of the new technologies are the matter printers, desired by some castes and feared by others, especially the producers. When a challenge gives Tal the opportunity to bring the producers to her side, she leaves the capital to work in the fields of Hol-Opah. There she finds an unexpected sanctuary--and the promise of something she has wished for all her life.But sanctuary and dreams are distractions, and Tal's inattention may cost her everything.

3 editions

Cheri reviewed Without a front by Fletcher DeLancey (Chronicles of Alsea -- book two)

Review of 'Without a front' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

4.5 if I could but good enough to round up.

I loved this book. I was lucky enough to proofread it but don't feel any ownership in the story or production so I feel like I'm able to review it without bias.

This one has a much different feel than [b:The Caphenon|23201282|The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea, #1)|Fletcher DeLancey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415548646s/23201282.jpg|42745614]. Where that book's fight scenes and drama were pretty intense, this one is more romantic intrigue. The writing and storytelling is just as good as the first book in the series and I have no doubt that SciFi and romance fans will absolutely love this book. Just like I did. I would dock it a half-star because of the cliffhanger. But the good news is that I'm betting readers will immediately want to pick up the next in the series and it's being published about a month after this one so the …

4.5 if I could but good enough to round up.

I loved this book. I was lucky enough to proofread it but don't feel any ownership in the story or production so I feel like I'm able to review it without bias.

This one has a much different feel than [b:The Caphenon|23201282|The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea, #1)|Fletcher DeLancey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415548646s/23201282.jpg|42745614]. Where that book's fight scenes and drama were pretty intense, this one is more romantic intrigue. The writing and storytelling is just as good as the first book in the series and I have no doubt that SciFi and romance fans will absolutely love this book. Just like I did. I would dock it a half-star because of the cliffhanger. But the good news is that I'm betting readers will immediately want to pick up the next in the series and it's being published about a month after this one so the wait won't be bad.

I'm getting ready to read it again now that I have the official version. I'm betting I'll love it even more.

Subjects

Human-alien encounters
Fiction
Life on other planets